Chopin Competition 2010 - Mei-Ting Sun - Polonaise op53 in A flat major

[chutdigadut]

very powerful.... I REALLY appreciate all of the emotion he puts into his playing.... most of the time. Sometimes I feel like it's a little too much but when it's at the right time it's really charismatic

[98ChipChip]

Bravissimo però secondo me scopiazza un po' troppo la gestualità di Lang Lang...

[ThePVGS1]

I'm used to his name being Sun Meiting :-)

Well anyways, marvelous performance, very clear scales are obvious.

[anonymousQ45]

the scales!

[BiancaVellego]

@juiceforjoe and Bunin's piano looked out of the tune in some parts!!!! and I've got my motives to prefer Rub, but that will be pointless, and Bunin is a great pianist too but you and I like different versions because we are more used to the ones we listen most, not because I dont have personality (and u do), or I do and u dont... :S

[BiancaVellego]

@juiceforjoe Ah right... it depends on taste always. I'm not liking Rubinstein just because every other person does, I've got personality too for Christ sake or you're talking to a parrot? lol And I know he was part of the judges and I'm sure he wasn't thinking he was the best interpreter of that polonaise, cus' he was intelligent and knew that he was just another Chopin student like all of us, just better than most of us. And Bunin didnt won the competition because of one music either!

[BiancaVellego]

and... lol! Bunin looks like my dad!!

[BiancaVellego]

@juiceforjoe Comon, I actually heard Bunin's version a month ago! XD Like, Bunin could have even won the competition, but he couldnt play as Rubinstein's in the 1940's version...neither as the old Rubinstein blind and with arthritis! Cus', Bunin's rhythm was slightly broken cus' he couldnt keep the stability the way Rubby did. But neither Rubinstein could beat his 40's version! thank god that was recorded!!! Have you heard that one? 8P

[BiancaVellego]

@juiceforjoe Wait a minute.... Artur's Rubinstein version was the best of this UNIVERSE then....

[712Stephen]

He applies rubato excessively and does not keep the rhythm, which is the most important part of a polonaise, properly. Accuracy and dynamics are pretty bang on, regardless.

[Paulland30]

@712Stephen- Shut up envious...

[starwarsfanboy]

@712Stephen You have an interesting point - but what about the winner herself - Yulianna, was it? I get the feeling her rubato wasn't very tame either, especially with this piece. Just saying.

[712Stephen]

@starwarsfanboy Most people exaggerate the rubato (and pedal) when playing Chopin. Both of those make it sound sloppy, to me. As for the Russian woman (I forget her name, too), I don't feel like she should have won. I really wasn't a fan of her interpretation of the B-flat minor sonata, for example, plus she screwed up the repeat in the first movement quite badly.

[Lorys0107]

Great !

[JasonlamEngland]

this is really good!!

[aimeeluffs]

His characteristic is really strong...

[uhartchristian]

c est tres beau et point vue sonorité tres propre et tres beau. mais le rythme ne soutiens pas l elegance et fierté de cette piece. ceertains rubato sont deplacé.

sur ce plan Rubinstein etait Champion.....